Table 1.
Months | Clinical Information | Echocardiography | ECG | 24‐Hour Holter Monitoring | ||
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Inclusion | Exclusion | |||||
Baseline inclusion/exclusion criteria | 0 | IHD or HF or HTN or mitral‐aortic valve disease; informed consent | Prior AF, clinical indication for anticoagulation, intracardiac device; Pfeiffer test | LVH, septum thickness >12 mm, or LVEF <45%, or left atrium >45 mm | Sinus rhythm | Optional |
Follow‐up | 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 | AF/stroke assessment, Pfeiffer test | ECG | Optional |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; BAYES, Interatrial Block and Yearly Events; ECG, electrocardiography; HF, heart failure; HTN, hypertension; IAB, interatrial block; IHD, ischemic heart disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy.